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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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